The Searcher - The Mesmerising New Mystery from the Sunday Times Bestselling Author
By Tana French

A RICHARD AND JUDY WINTER 2021 BOOKCLUB PICK ANDand SUNDAY TIMESand BESTSELLING BOOK OF THE YEAR'Terrific - terrifying, amazing'and STEPHEN KING'Completely,and indescribably magnificent.'and MARIAN KEYES'I'm aand big fan of Tana French' IAN RANKIN'I didn't want it to end'and HARRIET TYCE-----------------------------------------------------------A DISAPPEARANCE. A SMALL TOWN. A QUESTION THAT NEEDS ANSWERING...Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force, and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens.But then a local kid comes looking for his help. His brother has gone missing, and no one, least of all the police, seems to care. Cal wants nothing to do with any kind of investigation, but somehow he can't make himself walk away.Soon Cal will discover that even in the most idyllic small town, secrets lie hidden, people aren't always what they seem, and trouble can come calling at his door.A gripping tale of breath-taking beauty and suspense that asks how we decide what's right and wrong in a world where neither is simple, and what we risk if we fail.FTand BEST BOOK OF 2020THE GUARDIANand BEST CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF 2020THE TIMESand THRILLER OF THE YEAR 2020-----------------------------------------------------------WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT TANA FRENCH'Anand engrossing, unpredictable, beautifully writtenand mystery' SOPHIE HANNAH'To say Tana French isand one of the great thriller writersand is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this:and a truly great writer' GILLIAN FLYNN'This mystery about family, memory and the cracks in bothand will haunt you for a long, long time' ERIN KELLY'Immersive and atmosphericand ... Cal and Trey could very well be the new sort of heroes we need in this strange world' ARAMINTA HALL'This is aand tour de force of suspense and storytelling. Comes closer to perfection than anything I've read in the last decade' SARAH HILARY'A tale of flawed characters, complex relationships and elusive loyalties.and Subtleand andand powerful' CHRIS HAMMER'The Searcher is its own kind ofand masterpiece'and THE WASHINGTON POST'One of the most compulsiveand psychological mysteriesand since Donna Tartt'sand The Secret History'and THE TIMES'The Wych Elmand should cement French's place in theand first rank of great literary novelists'and OBSERVER'French offers aand masterclass in unreliability'and SUNDAY TIMES'[Crime fiction's] biggest contemporary star'and GUARDIAN'One of theand finest writers of contemporary crime fictionand ... a work ofand greatand strengthand andand beauty'and THE DAILY MAIL'Thisand compulsive,and beautifullyand writtenand thrillerand - part modern Western, part satisfyingand mysteryand - isand brilliantlyand character-driven,and perfectlyand evoking life in a small Irish town'and THE SUNDAY MIRROR'An audacious departure for thisand immensely talented authorand . . .and not to be missed'and THE NEW YORK TIMES'Nuancedand andand compelling'and THE NEW YORKER